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Workers deny rudeness after day out for Americans (3,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

new yorkers

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'americans' is the definition.
(New Yorker is an example)

'workers deny rudeness after day out' is the wordplay.
'workers' becomes 'pliers' (ply means to work steadily).
'deny' is a deletion indicator.
'rudeness' becomes 'lip' (lip can informally mean insolence or disrespect).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'day out' becomes 'newyork' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'pliers' with 'lip' taken out is 'ers'.
'ers' put after 'newyork' is 'NEW YORKERS'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for new yorkers that I've seen before include "city folk" , "Big Apple residents" , "people from Manhattan?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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